During my Rivanna River float, earlier this summer, my Pentax went for an unexpected swim. Â Clearly not what any nature photographer wants to happen but things don’t always go as planned. Â Thankfully I saw the camera fall into the river and pulled it out before it had time to sink too far below the surface. Â For the rest of the trip I was left shooting with my iPhone and had the camera out in the sun to dry. Continue reading “Butterfly On The Camera”
Pink Cattleheart, I
Little Brown Butterfly, I
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Tiger Longwing On Coneflower
I recently visited the Butterflies LIVE! exhibit at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. This photo of a Tiger Longwing on a red coneflower was one of my favorite shots from the trip. If you’re in the Richmond area Lewis Ginter is definitely worth a visit.
Skipper on Thin-Leaved Sunflower I
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Last Saturday morning I walked through an open field covered in wildflowers.  I always like diving into areas like that and discovering all the little things you would miss if you didn’t actually look for them.  On this particular morning I found the butterflies, bees, wasps, and dragonflies had their run of the meadow.  This little skipper was feeding on the nectar of thin-leaved sunflowers which dominated the field.
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